Barkin, Eugene N. “Legal Issues Surrounding Teenage Pregnancy.” In
Teenage Parents and Their Offspring
, pp. 55-71. Edited by Keith G. Scott, Ph.D.; Tiffany Field, Ph.D.; and Euan G. Robertson, M.D., New York: Grune and Stratton, 1981.
The purpose of this chapter is to explore some of the legal aspects of the problem of teenage pregnancy.
Furstenberg, Frank F.
Unplanned Parenthood: The Social Consequences of Teenage Childbearing
. New York: The Free Press, 1976.
This book focuses on how and why early childbearing jeopardizes the life prospects of the young mother and her child.
Garfinkel, Irwin, and McLanaham, Sara S.
Single Mothers and Their Children
. Washington, D.C.: The Urban Institute Press, 1986.
This book concerns itself with the poverty of single mothers and the issue of welfare reform.
Girls Inc.
Truth, Trust and Technology
. Summary report on the Girls Incorporated program development and research project. October 1991.
This is a report on the Girls Incorporated research project for preventing adolescent pregnancy. According to their findings the program seemed to be successful.
Goldstein, Amy. “Teenage Pregnancy Drops in Maryland.”
The Washington Post
, 27 November 1991, p. 1.
This article reports on the decline in teen pregnancy rates after the state of Maryland intervened through prevention programs. This would be a good article for your students to read and respond to through writing or discussion.
Ingrassia, Michele. “Endangered Family.”
Newsweek,
August 1993, pp. 17-21.
This article presents a bleak future for the American family. Here is another article that can be shared with students.
National Research Council.
Risking the Future: Adolescent Sexuality, Pregnancy, and Childbearing
, Vol. I. Edited by Cheryl D. Hayes. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1987.
This book presents data on the trends in adolescent pregnancy and childbearing and the consequences of the behavior and it makes proposals for helpful programs.
Pearce, Diana M. “Children Having Children: Teenage Pregnancy and Public Policy From the Woman’s Perspective.” In
The Politics of Pregnancy
, pp. 46-58. Edited by Annette Lawson and Deborah L. Rhode. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.
This chapter considers how viewing teen pregnancy from the perspective of “children having children” affects public policies about teenage pregnancy. The author believes that pregnant and parenting teens should be viewed as adult young women who can learn to control their lives and overcome the barriers they face.
Rhode, Deborah L. “Adolescent Pregnancy and Public Policy.” In
The Politics of Pregnancy
, pp. 301-335. Edited by Annette Lawson and Deborah L. Rhode. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.
This chapter explores public policies on adolescent pregnancy. The author’s premise is that many public policies often misdiagnose the problem and mislead as to the solution.
Scales, Peter. “Sex Education and the Prevention of
Teenage Pregnancy: An Overview of Policies and Programs in the United States
.” In Teen Pregnancy in a Family Context, pp. 213-253. Edited by Theodorea Ooms. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1981.
This chapter describes and analyzes the variety of sex education programs being offered throughout the country.
“Teens Vow Premarital Chastity.”
New Haven Register
, 15 June 1994, p. C5.
This newspaper article reports on a new trend sweeping the nation, that being teenagers taking a pledge to abstain from sex until marriage. Here is another fine article that can be shared with your students.
Williams, Constance Willard.
Black Teenage Mothers
. Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath and Company, 1991.
The book focuses on a study of the experiences of pregnancy and childbearing among black adolescent females.